Polish politician, Civic Platform (PO)
Poland has detained a suspect on Aug. 7, believed to be recruited by Russians and aimed at an American-Ukrainian citizen, in what Prime Minister Donald Tusk calls the first known attack on a US national ordered from Moscow on NATO soil. Poland says the operation involved US services and its own security agencies; authorities offer few further details.
Polish authorities have detained a 66-year-old man on suspicion of plotting attacks on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Officials have said an email to the State Protection Service triggered emergency security meetings. Investigators say the suspect admitted nothing; prosecutors have charged him with nine offences, including plotting to overthrow state authorities using explosives.
Poland says two Turkish suspects detained in Germany for setting fire to a Starlink station in Masovia; authorities allege Russian intelligence is backing the operation. The arrests follow a September blaze that disrupted internet services including for Ukraine’s military. Poland and its partners warn of ongoing hybrid attacks aimed at eroding support for Kyiv.